"Queen of the South F.C. Queen of the South Football Club are a Scottish professional football club formed in March 1919 and located in Dumfries. The club currently plays in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of Scottish football. They are officially nicknamed ""The Doonhamers"" but are usually referred to as ""Queens"" or ""QoS"". Their home ground since their formation has been Palmerston Park. The club's national honours include winning the Division B Championship in season 1950–51, the Second Division Championship in season 2001–02 and in season 2012–13, and also the Scottish Challenge Cup in seasons 2002–03 and 2012–13. Queens"
"Scottish Challenge Cup in season 2002–03 and in season 2012–13. Queens led Scotland's top division up until New Year in season 1953–54 and Queens highest finish in Scotland's top division was 4th in season 1933-34. The club reached their first major cup final in 2008 when they reached the final of the Scottish Cup, where they were runners-up to Rangers. Dumfries got its nickname ""Queen of the South"" from David Dunbar, a local poet, who in 1857 stood for Parliament in the General Election. In one of his addresses, he called Dumfries ""Queen of the South"" and this became synonymous"
"still qualified for the 2nd qualification round of the UEFA Cup. After an injury plagued start to the season Queens recovered to finish fourth in the second tier of Scottish football. In the 2008-09 UEFA Cup second qualification round Queens were eliminated after a battling away leg against FC Nordsjælland in Denmark. Ronnie Bradford (football chairman) Ronald John Bradford (Ronnie) (24 February 1942 - 16 July 2009) was the Scottish former chairman of Queen of the South football club. Bradford was the second of the three chairman to re-build and revitalise the Dumfries club from the mid '90s replacing the"
"come the following autumn in Belfast when he played versus the Irish League. Sharpe was with Queen of the South for twenty years and made 431 appearances for the club. Sharpe is 5th highest in the club's record appearances list behind Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, Jim Patterson and Jackie Oakes. At the age of 48, Sharpe died in 1974. Dougie Sharpe Dougie Sharpe (1926–1974) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South from the town of Dumfries. Dougie Sharpe was a native of New Abbey. He played for St Michael's Primary School team in Dumfries and then"
"Dumfries Dumfries ( ; possibly from ) is a market town and former royal burgh within the Dumfries and Galloway council area of Scotland, United Kingdom. It is located near the mouth of the River Nith into the Solway Firth. Dumfries is the traditional county town of the historic county of Dumfriesshire. Dumfries is nicknamed ""Queen of the South"". The nickname has also given name to the town's professional football club. People from Dumfries are known colloquially as ""Doonhamers"". There are at least three theories on the etymology of the name. One is that the name Dumfries originates from the"
"in the Troqueer area of Dumfries on Tuesday 17 July 2007. He suddenly took ill at the scene and died later at Dumfries & Galloway Royal Infirmary, aged 42. A charity golf event has been held in his memory. Garry Telfer Garry Telfer (19 January 1965 – 29 May 2009) was a professional association footballer. A midfielder, Telfer played for home town club Queen of the South. He was born in Dumfries, South West Scotland. Telfer joined QoS after playing for Dumfries YMCA. He spent 2 spells at Queens sandwiched around four seasons at Annan Athletic. At Queen of the"
"Jimmy McKinnell Sr. Jimmy McKinnell Sr. is best known for his lengthy service to Dumfries association football club, Queen of the South. McKinnell was a member of the original board when Queen of the South F.C. were formed by the merger of local clubs in March 1919 with the intention of forming a Dumfries club to compete on a national rather than a local level. He became treasurer in 1922 and in 1938 became Secretary / Manager. In his only full season competing as manager in the Scottish League he took them to a sixth-place finish in the top tier"
"Dougie Sharpe Dougie Sharpe (1926–1974) was a Scottish footballer who played for Queen of the South from the town of Dumfries. Dougie Sharpe was a native of New Abbey. He played for St Michael's Primary School team in Dumfries and then Dumfries Academy before joining local amateur side Greystone Rovers. In the last football season before World War II Sharpe joined Queen of the South on amateur forms. However the war meant his football career was put on hold as he joined the RAF serving in North Africa. Sharpe re-joined Queens in 1946 after World War Two ended on professional"
"of the South in their 4–3 penalty shootout win against Rangers at Ibrox. and did the same when ""Queens"" won the 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final that season against Partick. Having already won the 2012–13 Scottish Second Division title by a large margin, this gave Young and his teammates a league and cup double. Young moved to Forfar Athletic in June 2014, spending two season with the Station Park club before signing for Highland League club Formartine United in July 2016. Queen of the South:- Derek Young Derek Young (born 27 May 1980) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays"
"Dumfries over the years have referred to the area when working away from home, specifically 19th-century railway workers from Dumfries who worked in Glasgow. The town is often referred to as ""doon hame"" (down home). The term doonhamer followed, to describe those that originate from Dumfries. The Doonhamers is also the nickname of Queen of the South who represent Dumfries and the surrounding area in the Scottish Football League. The crest of Dumfries contains the words, ""A Lore Burne"". In the history of Dumfries close to the town was the marsh through which ran the Loreburn whose name became the"
"Davie Rae David 'Davie' Rae is a former Scottish Chairman of Queen of the South in Dumfries. Rae was the third of three chairmen to rebuild and revitalise the Dumfries club from the mid-1990s, replacing the previous regime under Harkness, when the club had gone into stagnation and decline from the late 1960s. A retired farmer, Davie Rae became chairman of Queen of the South when Ronnie Bradford stepped down due to ill health in June 2003. Bradford's predecessor, Norman Blount had taken over Queen of the South in April 1994. Under the previous regime Queens had been in stagnation"
"of the South<br> Stewart Cochrane Stewart Cochrane (born 18 April 1963 in Dumfries) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as a striker for his local club Queen of the South. Cochrane's father of the same name played once for the ""Doonhamers"" in 1957. Cochrane's career ran parallel to the early career of Ted McMinn who played for the same team in amateur football in the Dumfries area and after leaving school they both signed for Scottish Junior club Glenafton Athletic in New Cumnock at the same time. Both then left to join Queen of the South. As a"
"sons named Jack and Maxwell. Hibernian Queen of the South Blackpool Swansea City Crystal Palace Stephen Dobbie Stephen Dobbie (born 5 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship. Dobbie is currently in his second spell with the Dumfries club and is the current club captain. Dobbie began his career in the 2002–03 season at Rangers, followed by unremarkable spells at Hibernian and St Johnstone. Dobbie's career was revived by a loan spell at Dumbarton in 2006. Dobbie then scored 55 goals in 105 appearances for ""Queens"""
"at Queens. Queen of the South just missed out on promotion in Dempster's first season at Palmerston Park, season 1968-70, as the club finished third in the table behind Falkirk and Cowdenbeath respectively, in Scottish League Division Two. After leaving Palmerston Park, Dempster played for senior clubs St Mirren and Clyde for a season apiece, before moving to junior outfit Cumnock. Jocky Dempster John 'Jocky' Dempster (born 8 October 1948) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Dempster played with junior outfit Muirkirk before signing for Queen of the South at the start of the 1969–70 season. Dempster is best known"
"Ronnie Bradford (football chairman) Ronald John Bradford (Ronnie) (24 February 1942 - 16 July 2009) was the Scottish former chairman of Queen of the South football club. Bradford was the second of the three chairman to re-build and revitalise the Dumfries club from the mid '90s replacing the previous regime under which the club had gone into stagnation and decline from the late 1960s. Norman Blount became chairman of Queen of the South in April 1994. Very quickly new ideas came along that showed that the club was in a new era:- The highlight on the pitch of the Blount"
"Norman Blount Norman Blount is the Scottish former chairman of Queen of the South football club. Blount was instrumental as the new broom that swept through the Dumfries club in the mid and late 90s replacing the previous regime under which the club had gone into stagnation and decline from the late 1960s. Blount was the first of the three chairman who combined have rebuilt Queens to the position the club is in today. Norman Blount was owner of a successful pharmacy business in Dumfries. His son Mark was part of the Queen of the South youth team that made"
"had started in the first game for Scotland against Romania. In the next game, a decider against England, De Luca joined the game as a second-half substitute for the injured Max Evans. Dumfries-born De Luca applauded the heroics of his local football team Queen of the South reaching the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against the odds after recording a shock 4–3 semi-final win over Aberdeen. De Luca said: “Although I’m not a big football fan, it was really pleasing to see Queen of the South reach the Scottish Cup Final: that type of result is what sport is all about."""
"of the river. Palmerston Park, home to the town's senior football team Queen of the South, is on Terregles Street, also on the Maxwelltown side of the river. Queensberry Square and High Street are the central focal points of the town and this area hosts many of the historical, social and commercial enterprises and events of Dumfries. During the 1990s, these areas enjoyed various aesthetic recognitions from organisations including Britain in Bloom. Scottish communities granted Royal Burgh status by the monarch guarded the honour jealously and with vigour. Riding the Marches maintains the tradition of an occasion that was, in"
"Lawn bowls, joining Yoker Bowling Club in 2014. In 2015, he won the fours (rinks) and in 2016 was an integral part on the Senior Fours team that made it to Northfield, Ayr to compete in the Scottish Finals. In the same year he retained the fours (rinks) won the previous year. Jim Donald (footballer) Jim Donald is a Scottish former professional association footballer best known for his time with Queen of the South. Jim Donald signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South in February 1970 from Renfrew Juniors. Donald made his debut at 19 years of age. He"
"continued to play at Palmerston Park until 1908 when they re-formed as the 5th King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regiment FC. After the troops returned from the First World War, the 5th KOSB joined forces with other local teams in the Dumfries area to form the current Scottish Football League side Queen of the South in 1919. Southern Counties Cup Winners 1891–92, 1893–94 Churchill Cup Winners 1881–82 Shared, 1883–84, 1888–89, 1890–91, 1893–94, 1894–95 Southern Counties Charity Cup 1883–84, 1889–90, 1890–91, 1893–94 5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers F.C. The 5th Kirkcudbrightshire Rifle Volunteers Football Club was a football team based in Dumfries, Scotland."
"Jim Patterson (footballer) James ""Jim"" Patterson (c.1928 – 16 December 2012) was a Scottish professional footballer. Patterson is the all-time record goalscorer for Dumfries club Queen of the South, with 251 goals. Patterson was playing for Luncarty in his native Perthshire, with his performances catching the attentions of onlooking scouts. One of these was from Queens, who, rather than move for the big forward, were waiting for his demob from the army. This nearly cost the Dumfries club dear. Patterson was invited to spend a weekend with Manchester City for a trial and a look around. An ex-Queens player, Jackie"
"Queen of the South. Ian Smith (footballer, born 1952) Ian Lennox Taylor Smith (born 2 April 1952), sometimes listed as Ian Taylor-Smith, is a Scottish former footballer who played in the Scottish Football League for Queens Park, Heart of Midlothian and Queen of the South, and in the Football League for Birmingham City. He played as a forward. Smith was born in Edinburgh. He studied medicine, and eventually qualified as a doctor, combining this with playing football on an amateur or semi-professional basis. He spent time with several clubs in both Scotland and England, playing league football only where it"
"win for the Scottish Highlands club. McFadden departed Motherwell at the end of the season, as their manager Steve Robinson opted for a new coaching set-up. On 8 September 2017, McFadden signed for Dumfries club Queen of the South on a short-term contract. He left Queens in January 2018, having made 15 appearances for the club. McFadden gained his first Scotland cap at the age of 19, on a Far East tour against South Africa, at the end of which a night out drinking caused him to miss his flight home. Despite his domestic performances he became a regular in"
"Jocky Dempster John 'Jocky' Dempster (born 8 October 1948) is a Scottish former professional footballer. Dempster played with junior outfit Muirkirk before signing for Queen of the South at the start of the 1969–70 season. Dempster is best known for his time at Dumfries club, Queen of the South. The 1970s goalscoring winger and penalty taker found the net 98 times during 355 first-team games for Queens and is the sixth highest goalscorer in the ""Doonhamers"" history. Dempster played alongside team mates Allan Ball, Iain McChesney and Crawford Boyd who were named amongst the best eleven that he played beside"
"Graeme Robertson (Scottish footballer) Graeme Robertson (born 4 June 1962 in Dumfries) is a Scottish ex-professional footballer who played for home-town club Queen of the South, Dunfermline Athletic, Partick Thistle, Ayr United and Albion Rovers. Robertson started in football with Lochar Thistle in the Dumfries Amateur Leagues before signing for Queen of the South at 16 years old and stayed at the club for 11 seasons, where he was club captain for a spell. Robertson's played alongside the likes of Ted McMinn, Jimmy Robertson and Nobby Clark at Palmerston Park, all of whom recognised the club captain's contributions when the"
"Ball, George Farm and Alan Davidson by equalling the club record. David Purdie David Purdie (born 1966 in Dumfries) is a Scottish ex professional footballer who played for Ayr United and home town club Queen of the South. Purdie was a goalkeeper. After playing for Greystone Rovers and Dumfries YMCA, Purdie began his senior career with Ayr United. He debuted in 1984 as did schoolfriend Malcolm Adams. Purdie played for Ayr in 132 league games over seven seasons. Purdie then joined Queen of the South where in his two seasons he played in 44 league games. Purdie's sequence of four"
"Willie Culbert Willie Culbert was a former Scottish footballer best known with Dumfries club Queen of the South. Willie Culbert was a 1932 Queen of the South signing from Clyde. Culbert was one of the mainstays of the side that were promoted to the division for the first time when they ended their 1932-33 campaign with a victory over divisional champions Hibs. As a player Willie Culbert was part of many landmark events in the history of Queen of the South:- Willie Culbert was slim built and full of craft, a fearless tackler and good with his head. He formed"
"Queen of the South in 1919. However, despite having played in the new club's trial matches, Halliday did not join Queens until 17 January 1920 as he had a brief spell with Tayleurians. After joining the club Halliday played 19 games for Queens until the season's end in May 1920. Within Queens's first season their fixtures consisted of challenge games and local cup competitions. This included the Dumfries Charity Cup which was played over three weekends in May. On 8 May in the first game Queens thrashed Dumfries 7–1. A week later Queens saw off Solway Star 4–0 in the"
"Stephen Dobbie Stephen Dobbie (born 5 December 1982) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Queen of the South in the Scottish Championship. Dobbie is currently in his second spell with the Dumfries club and is the current club captain. Dobbie began his career in the 2002–03 season at Rangers, followed by unremarkable spells at Hibernian and St Johnstone. Dobbie's career was revived by a loan spell at Dumbarton in 2006. Dobbie then scored 55 goals in 105 appearances for ""Queens"" in his first spell at Palmerston Park. Dobbie played in the club's first-ever appearance in"
"a non-contract basis. Cumming joined Dumfries side Queen of the South in the Autumn of 1933 in the club's debut season in Scottish Football's top division. Queens had been promoted as runners up to Hibernian the season before. As a player Cumming was part of two landmark events in the history of Queen of the South:- Other players at the club during this time included Willie Savage, Willie Culbert, Willie Ferguson and Joe Tulip. On 30 January 1937 with Cumming playing, Queen of the South condemned Rangers to a 1 - 0 first round Scottish Cup exit. Cumming was at"
"Willie Ferguson William Copeland Ferguson (13 February 1901 – 31 August 1960) was a Scottish footballer and manager best known for his time at Chelsea and Dumfries side Queen of the South. His position was usually as a left winger. Ferguson was born in Muirkirk to Daniel Ferguson, a coal miner, and Barbara Brown Ferguson. He was still a child when his family moved to Kirkconnel, where he started in football with local side Kello Rovers. Willie Ferguson first joined fledgling Queen of the South in nearby Dumfries during season 1921-22, their third season after formation. Ferguson was the fourth"
"was later refused as Falkirk could not prove the SPL fixtures would have priority. Queen of the South played their Uefa Cup tie in 2008 at the stadium, as did Motherwell in 2009. Queen's Park utilised the stadium for their ""home"" games from December 2013, due to the redevelopment of Hampden Park, Glasgow for the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Airdrie United inherited Airdrieonians' distinctive playing colours of a white shirt with a red diamond. The design was the basis of Airdrieonians' nickname, ""The Diamonds"", which has also been adopted by Airdrie. When Airdrie United were formed, they used a blue double-headed"
"four games for Dumfries club Queen of the South. Johnston was then confirmed on the club's website as having signed a one-year contract on 16 July 2010. Johnston's competitive league debut for Queens was on 22 August 2010 when he played in central midfield during a 3–1 away win at Cowdenbeath. Johnston scored his first Queens goal in a league win at Palmerston Park versus Partick Thistle on 18 September 2010. Queen of the South announced on 21 June 2011 that Johnston had signed a contract as player coach. On 3 May 2012, Johnston was appointed as Queens new player-manager."